State ends investigation into 10-year-old Brockton rapper 'Lil Poopy'

The state Department of Children and Families investigation into the music videos of 10-year-old Brockton rapper “Lil Poopy” has been closed with no finding of abuse. The family's lawyer says the boy has received multiple requeststo appear on national television, and he boy will appear on TV’s “20/20” news magazine show in a couple of weeks.

Videos of Brockton’s 10-year-old rapper “Lil Poopy” dancing with grown women and hanging out in nightclubs sparked international attention and a state child abuse investigation. The attention continues, but the investigation ended this week with no finding of abuse or neglect.

A state Department of Children and Families spokeswoman confirmed the investigation has been closed.

“After a thorough investigation, the Department did not find evidence to support the allegations of abuse or neglect,” Cayenne Isaksen, spokeswoman for the agency, said in a statement issued Thursday evening. “The decision followed interviews with members of the family, school officials and medical professionals.”

The investigation began in February when Brockton police – after The Enterprise published a story about his budding music career – saw videos of Luie Rivera Jr., “Lil Poopy,” dancing suggestively. Police filed a Chapter 51A report with the state agency, which triggered the investigation.

The family attorney, Joseph Krowski Jr., also said Thursday the state agency found no signs of neglect or abuse.

“I think DCF knew all along that he was in a good stable home,” said Krowski. “The family is relieved that it’s over and expected that it would go this way.”

The story, first reported in The Enterprise, caused an international uproar over whether the boy’s behavior on the videos, shot in adult nightclub settings, was appropriate for a young performer. He is in the fourth grade.

Krowski said the family has received multiple requests for Lil Poopy to appear on national television, and the boy will appear on TV’s “20/20” news magazine show in a couple of weeks.

“There’s calls from all over the world coming in constantly so there’s a lot to sort through,” said Krowski. “I think the family wants to wait until the school year is over, but the media comes with being in the music industry.”